Figurative Language Quiz (Metaphor, Simile, Hyperbole)

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___________ Figurative Language Quiz (Metaphor, Simile, Hyperbole) Directions: Highlight or Circle the Figurative Language Example ­ Also write if it is a Metaphor, Simile or Hyperbole. 1. But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun​
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(“Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare) ___________________________ 2. ​
“In the eastern sky there was a yellow patch like a rug laid for the feet of the coming sun.” The Red Badge of Courage,​
by Stephen Crane ____________________________ 3. ​
All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances[...] —​
William Shakespeare​
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As You Like It​
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"Curley was flopping like a fish on a line." ​
Of Mice and Men​
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John Steinbeck ___________________________ 4. ​
"I was helpless. I did not know what in the world to do. I was quaking from head to foot, and could have hung my hat on my eyes, they stuck out so far." ​
Old Times on the Mississippi ​
­ Mark Twain _________________________ 5. "It was not a mere man he was holding, but a giant; or a block of granite. The pull was unendurable. The pain unendurable." Banner in the Sky ­ James Ramsey _________________________ Directions: Apply what you know 6. Give an example of a simile in pop culture that was not shown in the video 7. Give an example of a hyperbole in pop culture that was not shown in the video 8. Write your own Metaphor 9. Write your own Simile 10. Write your own Hyperbole